System and method for integrated waste storage
First Claim
1. A method of producing an engineered feed stock of a desired chemical composition, the method comprising:
- providing a first bunker of waste constituents of a first type comprising predominately plastic materials separated from a mixed solid waste stream;
providing a second bunker of waste constituents of a second type comprising predominately fiber materials separated from the mixed solid waste stream;
determining an elemental chemical composition of the waste constituents of the first bunker including at least one of a carbon content (wt %), a hydrogen content (wt %), and oxygen content (wt %);
determining an elemental chemical composition of the waste constituents of the second bunker including at least one of a carbon content (wt %), a hydrogen content (wt %), and oxygen content (wt %);
determining a quantitative ratio based on at least one of a carbon content (wt %), a hydrogen content (wt %), and oxygen content (wt %), between the waste constituents of the first bunker and the waste constituents of the second bunker that, when the waste constituents of the first bunker and the waste constituents of the second bunker are combined in the quantitative ratio, provides the engineered feed stock of the desired elemental chemical composition; and
mixing the waste constituents of the first bunker and the second bunker according to the quantitative ratio based on at least one of a carbon content (wt %), a hydrogen content (wt %), and oxygen content (wt %)to provide the engineered feed stock of the desired elemental chemical composition.
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Abstract
The present invention provides integrated bunker storage systems for waste streams based on the composition and characteristics of waste stream. In particular, the present invention provides a process for generating individual waste streams based on a set of material characteristics. According to the system and method of the present invention, individual waste streams from wastes stored in bunkers are mixed in a given feed ratio to generate a food stock that will produce a desired output from a chemical conversion process, e.g., gasification. Optionally, composition data regarding the fed stock can be certified to a third party.
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1. A method of producing an engineered feed stock of a desired chemical composition, the method comprising:
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providing a first bunker of waste constituents of a first type comprising predominately plastic materials separated from a mixed solid waste stream; providing a second bunker of waste constituents of a second type comprising predominately fiber materials separated from the mixed solid waste stream; determining an elemental chemical composition of the waste constituents of the first bunker including at least one of a carbon content (wt %), a hydrogen content (wt %), and oxygen content (wt %); determining an elemental chemical composition of the waste constituents of the second bunker including at least one of a carbon content (wt %), a hydrogen content (wt %), and oxygen content (wt %); determining a quantitative ratio based on at least one of a carbon content (wt %), a hydrogen content (wt %), and oxygen content (wt %), between the waste constituents of the first bunker and the waste constituents of the second bunker that, when the waste constituents of the first bunker and the waste constituents of the second bunker are combined in the quantitative ratio, provides the engineered feed stock of the desired elemental chemical composition; and mixing the waste constituents of the first bunker and the second bunker according to the quantitative ratio based on at least one of a carbon content (wt %), a hydrogen content (wt %), and oxygen content (wt %)to provide the engineered feed stock of the desired elemental chemical composition. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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